Pretty Bird Page #4

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I don't want you to come in

Or act like I do.

I don't know.

[laughs]

I mean, that's just

one of those, you know,

calls that...

You know,

judgment things.

- Um...

- Uh...

I think maybe

you should leave.

I'm starting to feel like

I wanna take my pants off.

Oh, my God. Ok.

- I'll... I'll

see you tomorrow.

- Ok.

[Curtis]:
Good night!

[car engine revving]

I don't give a sh*t

about Robin Williams.

I'm just saying

he's a good actor.

Curtis, we have a problem.

Before you say anything,

let me just tell you this:

You are doing an extremely

good job. Now go.

Ok. These blueprints

here are incomplete.

What are you talking about?

Look, here.

There is no diagram

for this last part here.

Very important valve.

It's missing. So

there's no directions,

Then I'm gonna have to make

this thing from scratch.

- Ok, so?

- There are

no blueprints, Curtis.

I'm... How the hell am I

supposed to know

- What it is I'm doing?

- Blueprints this,

Blueprints that. It's like

all I'm hearing lately.

Because there's nothing else

that matters, you idiot!

- I would be done by now.

- Rick, look, look, look,

We are inventors, right?

We invent! I'm sorry,

but that's what we do.

Oh, man. Who the hell

am I kidding? Jesus Christ.

All right, just wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait.

Look at it.

Look at it like this.

It's like this. It's like...

All right, now, uh...

All right, what was the name

of the guy who invented

the nuclear bomb?

Curtis... [chuckles]

- Just, come on...

- No, I don't have time

for this sh*t.

All right. I know you know.

Just tell me who was it.

Oppenheimer.

Right. Now, let's...

Let's just suppose

this Oppenheimer,

He's, uh, he's having

a day like today.

He's frustrated, right?

And all the other scientists

come in,

And they're like,

"hey, Oppenheimer,

Retard, haven't you heard?

It's impossible to build

a nuclear bomb.

Can't be done,

you're wasting your time."

Now let's just imagine

If this Oppenheimer

believed them.

If he said to himself,

"you know what?

They're right.

This bomb's

too hard to invent.

I'm done. Can't do it."

Now you tell me, Rick,

where would we be today?

[scoffs]

Now you see what I'm saying.

But he did not give in

to that negativity,

Thank God,

and neither can we.

[woman]:
What are you

doing, babe?

[Rick]:
Oh, nothin'.

Nothin'.

What are you doing?

[woman]:
I'm about

to make dinner.

You gonna be home?

Uh...

No, I'm probably

gonna be here late.

I'll see you later,

babe, all right?

[%% Wim Mertens:
Iris ]

Well, there you are,

you vicious little b*tch.

[generators whirring]

[rocket pack whirring]

[Rick grunts]

[laughs] whoo!

[Rick laughs]

[Curtis]:
Inside all matter

in the universe,

There is more space

between atoms

Than atoms themselves.

Hi, I'm curt Prentiss,

and I'm gonna level with you.

I'm not a scientist,

But I am a doctor of sorts.

- What is this?

- And my specialty is people.

At Prentiss industries

we believe

in taking the space

Left by those atoms

And filling it with respect.

[knock on door]

Hey, Rick,

what's the problem?

I mean, uh, come on in.

[Curtis groans]

You want a hot pocket?

What you got there?

[chuckling]

What's that?

Oh, yeah... No, uh...

Yeah. I caught your

little TV commercial.

Prentiss industries.

[nervous chuckle]

Sorry, what's that?

I couldn't hear you.

Well, I don't know,

you're the genius.

- Why don't you tell me?

- Thank you.

Thank you. I am a genius,

And I will tell you...

I noticed that my name

is not listed

Anywhere on your

little pamphlet here.

I did not build this thing

So that you could

shove me out of the way

- And take all the credit.

- I don't appreciate you

poking around my office.

I don't appreciate you

Trying to push me

into the shadows, asswipe.

May I see that, please?

- This?

- [Curtis]:
Yes.

Sure. See?

May I hold it, please?

No, you may not

hold it, please.

Well, boy! Whoo!

Nothing gets by you,

Dr. Sherlock Holmes!

I built that belt.

Ok. [scoffs] fine.

[laughs] fine!

Fine. You gonna market it too?

Huh? Are you gonna

show up for meetings

And spit fingernails

on the floor and call

everybody stupid?

Are you gonna charm people

into giving you

a million dollars?

Bring goliath to his knees?

[chuckles] holy cow!

I must be a comedian

'cause that's a total joke!

No, you know what?

You actin' like a scientist

Is the f***in' joke,

a**hole.

- Ok, you're right!

- [chuckles]

Maybe I don't know

all the science stuff,

Maybe I didn't go

to a very good college...

Hey, Curtis,

wake up, man!

You didn't go

to any f***in' college!

Of course I didn't

because what I've got

you can't teach!

People love me.

That's my genius!

And I'll give you

a thousand dollars, jerk,

If you can name one person

who loves you!

I have had marketing

jerks like you...

...Stealing my ideas

for 20 f***in' years.

And that is over.

Now, I am... I am... I am

dead f***in' serious, Curtis.

You make no more

decisions without

checking with me first.

You read me?

Do you f***in'

read me?

Because I am done

with screwin' around!

Ok, you want me to promise you

something? You gotta

promise me something too.

- What, Curtis?

- You can't call me dumb.

- What?

- Don't call me dumb.

Not around you or me,

especially Kenny.

- No "dumb."

- I don't give a sh*t

about Kenny.

Maybe you oughta start

caring about him.

And you keep belittling people,

he's gonna lose

confidence in me,

And the second he does that,

then there goes the money.

All you gotta do is treat me

with a little bit of respect...

...And finish the belt.

- Finish the belt, huh?

- Finish the belt!

I did.

An hour ago.

[birds chirping,

singing in distance]

Randy, I want

to introduce you

To our colleague,

Kenny Owenby.

- We spoke on the phone.

- [Randy]:
Yeah.

Fantastic technologies.

How do you like that?

We love it. [chuckles]

[clears throat]

Ok, so you're gonna want to just

feather that throttle.

Not much more, 'cause I got it

dialed in real sensitive,

so don't lean into it.

Don't worry about a thing.

I've flown a couple

of these before.

[laughs] no, you haven't.

'cause it's my belt,

And you have never

flown my belt.

Understood?

Shithead.

I'll give you

the thumbs-up, all right?

What the hell are you

wearing that for, man?

Here we go!

[%% the art of noise:

Ransom on the sand ]

[jets whooshing]

- [jets stop]

- [cheering]

[%% Wim Mertens:
The scene ]

[calculator clicks]

How are those numbers

lookin'?

Uh... [chuckles]

Any, uh...

Any investor news?

Hold that thought.

Which color?

Ooh, the red.

- What's it for?

- Rocket belt.

I am painting

the fuel tanks.

Ah.

[man]:
Mr. Honeycutt, sorry,

sir, your card's been denied.

Well, it's not possible.

Run it again.

I ran it three times,

sir.

- Three times?

- Yeah.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

Now, I don't know

what you want to do...

No, now hold on, hold on.

Uh... All right,

I tell you what. I got this.

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